Non benzo meds for anxiety

[paranoid_pancakes]

I haven't really found anything other than benzodiazepines useful in the relief of my anxiety, caused partially by schizophrenia and partially by severe depressive disorder.

I have tried almost every SSRI there is, and none of them, including the one I take now - mirtazapine - have helped reduce it at all. I also take venlafaxine in the extended release form, and that doesn't help either.

I've tried almost everything else that is recommended for anxiety, from 5HTP to melatonin to promethazine to vitamin supplements, having suffered with my conditions for about 10 years now, and to be honest, diazepam and lorazepam are really the only things that I've found to help.